Waiting for Santa

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Waiting for Santa, known as Barney's Happy Christmas for Australian releases, is the fourth video in the Barney & the Backyard Gang series, filmed on November 1989 and originally released on January 6th 1990. The video was re-released in 1992 and 1993, being sold until 1998.

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Plot

Barney and the kids travel to the North Pole to assure new-friend Derek that his name is on Santa's good list. They frolic on ice, play in the snow, and learn that giving things to others is what Christmas is all about.

Trivia

This was the first episode, where Michael and Amy's parents are nowhere to be seen (However, they are mentioned by Michael).

Although the kids refer to their group as the "Backyard Gang" from this video to the end of this series, the kids are never seen in the backyard.

This is the first time Barney isn't seen coming to life. Instead, he comes down the chimney, just like Santa Claus, getting stuck inside.

This is also the first time Barney doesn't turn back into a doll. Instead, he reads "The Night Before Christmas" to Michael and Amy while Santa does his work and then he falls asleep.

The first episode with Derek (played by Rickey Carter), who replaced Jason.

The is the third episode where Time Lapse is used. After the gang are informed that Santa is coming to their neighborhood, the gang hastily take off their elf outfits and put on their coats.

The only appearance of Michael and Amy's dog, Buster.

This is the first video for Barney to have a more magenta skin-tone. In the previous videos, he was more of a darker blueish-violet color.

Nome (who is credited with the cast of this video) was also credited as the second assistant director in the first three videos.

This is the first episode where Barney does the Barney Shake.

This is the only time we see Michael and Amy's living room.

When Derek was talking, a Godzilla figure and some Disney books can be seen on his dresser.

This is the first video to NOT have Sandy Duncan. After her departure, Barney took over the previews.

This tape was dubbed in Spanish (Esperando a Santa)

This tape was dubbed in German (Warten auf Weihnachten)

In 1999, as part of the marketing campaign for the then-upcoming video Barney's Night Before Christmas, Lyrick Studios revealed that this video was the best-selling video ever (selling over 5 million copies) at the time.